NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has become an accredited Living Wage employer, positioning them as the largest NHS Board in Scotland to have done so. The recognition comes during Living Wage Week and has been warmly welcomed by Living Wage Scotland and the Poverty Alliance. NHSGGC’s Living Wage commitment will see everyone working for the … Read more
Three years ago, Little Beehive Nursery set out a plan to bring their team members in line with the real Living Wage and last week, they announced that they’ve done it! Little Beehive Nursery was established in Cupar in 1997. The nursery was originally called Busy Bee Nursery, but a re-brand took place in 2016 and so they … Read more
Scotia Care is a Care at Home provider, operating in the Angus region. We support people to live as well as possible in the comfort and familiar surroundings of their own home. Our skilled Carers support people with a wide range of health conditions, such as frailty, Alzheimer’s Disease, Stroke, Parkinson’s Disease and sensory impairment. … Read more
C-Change, a Glasgow-based care organisation has become an accredited Living Wage employer, increasing the wages of 208 staff members. Their accreditation will also see 173 front line care workers receive a pay rise to the real Living Wage. C-Change works with people that have learning disabilities, mental health issues and other additional support needs and … Read more
East Ayrshire Council has become an accredited Living Wage employer committed to the real Living Wage and ensuring that people are paid fairly for the work they do. Council had achieved accredited living wage status after undergoing a rigorous application process. As a result, 350 third-party contracted employees will receive a real Living Wage of … Read more
The largest employer in the Highlands, has achieved Living Wage accreditation. The Highland Council which employs just over 10,270 staff across the Highland area also applies the living wage rate to apprentices. The accreditation will provide social and economic benefits to workers in the Highlands where wages in remote and rural areas are below the … Read more
Breakthrough Dundee has become an accredited Living Wage employer, with the announcement being made as part of Living Wage Week (11th – 15th November). The Dundee based charity, started in 2017, work in partnership with the City Council and all of Dundee’s secondary schools. They currently employ 12 people, eight of whom are based full … Read more
The Centre for the Moving Image, which incorporates Edinburgh International Film Festival, Filmhouse Cinema and CafĂ© Bar (Edinburgh) and Belmont Filmhouse (Aberdeen) is now an accredited real Living Wage employer, which ensures all staff are paid at least the real Living Wage. The real Living Wage pay rate will also apply to the EIFF Internship … Read more
As part of Living Wage Week (11-17 November), Alzheimer Scotland has joined a growing list of organisations in Scotland to have been celebrated as a Living Wage employer by Living Wage Scotland. Living Wage Week provides an opportunity for Living Wage Scotland, business leaders and leading politicians, to celebrate organisations who are voluntarily going beyond … Read more
During Living Wage Week (11-15 November) it was confirmed that Scottish Borders Council had been successful in receiving Living Wage accreditation. The accreditation recognises the Council’s commitment to paying all directly employed and regular third-party contracted staff the real Living Wage. The success was announced during a special business breakfast event for local firms on … Read more